Eastern States Multi-state Council

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The Eastern States Multi-state Council is an interstate compact between seven northeastern states in the United States to coordinate the rollback of economic restrictions implemented by the state governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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Agreement

The council was announced on April 13, 2020. The initial announcement included the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, with Massachusetts being added by the end of the day. [2] The seven states collectively represent approximately 45 million Americans, or almost 15% of the US population. [2] On the same day, a similar coalition of western states was announced as the Western States Pact. [2] A third coalition, made up of midwestern states was announced on April 16, 2020. [3]

The Eastern States Multi-state Council is composed of a health expert, an economic development expert and a respective chief of staff from each state. [4] according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the council is tasked to "work together to develop a fully integrated regional framework to gradually lift the states' stay at home orders while minimizing the risk of increased spread of the virus." [5]

Parties

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Eastern States Multi-state Council
Midwest Governors Regional Pact
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  Eastern States Multi-state Council
StateGovernor
Flag of New York.svg  New York Andrew Cuomo
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey Phil Murphy
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Tom Wolf
Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Charlie Baker
Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island Gina Raimondo
Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut Ned Lamont
Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware John Carney
Sources: [6]

Reactions

Shortly after the Eastern states multi-state council and the Western States Pact announced their own joint plans on April 13, 2020, U.S. president Donald Trump asserted his "total authority" over the states' decisions about when to lift the shutdowns implemented in response to the pandemic. [7] After criticism from both Democratic and Republican members of Congress, Trump clarified on April 14 that he would be "authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening" of their economy. However, Cornell Law School professor Kathleen Bergin said, "Trump has no authority...These are matters for states to decide under...the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution." [8]

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